Being too clean may cause Type 1 diabetes
‘Friendly’ bacteria help to stop the development of Type 1 diabetes, according to new research published online this week in Nature.
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Adult stem cell breakthrough
The first tissue-engineered trachea (windpipe), utilising the patient’s own stem cells, has been successfully transplanted into a young woman with a failing airway. The bioengineered trachea immediately provided the patient with a normally functioning airway, thereby saving her life.
Universal credit complex and costly
The coalition government’s plan to introduce a universal credit to replace the current range of welfare benefits and tax credits will result in large numbers of benefit recipients losing out and substantial costs to the Treasury, according to Professor Paul Gregg of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO).
Energy use in the media cloud
Academics at Bristol University’s Department of Computer Science have analysed the potential future demand for downloaded data worldwide, such as social networking sites and on-demand TV programs, and the resulting energy requirements.
National testing obstructs science teaching
National testing at Key Stage 2 (7-11 years) interferes with teachers’ ability to teach science in English schools, but science must remain a core subject in primary schools, say two independent reports published today by the Wellcome Trust.
A speed gun for the Earth's insides
Researchers at the University of Bristol reveal today in the journal Nature that they have developed a seismological ‘speed gun’ for the inside of the Earth. Using this technique they will be able to measure the way the Earth's deep interior slowly moves around.
Novel approach to chronic pain relief
An international team of scientists have found what they believe could be a novel approach to more effective, targeted relief of chronic pain caused by nerve injuries. The research, a collaboration involving the Universities of Toronto, Seoul, Korea and Bristol, is reported in the latest edition of the journal Science.
World's earliest nuclear family found
The earliest evidence of a nuclear family, dating back to the Stone Age, has been uncovered by an international team of researchers, including experts from the University of Bristol.
New clot-buster found
Professor Alastair Poole and his BHF-funded team at the University of Bristol have found in mice that removal of a particular protein from platelets in the blood prevents dangerous clot formation but does not cause excessive bleeding.
Playing games shows how personalities evolved
Why do some people co-operate while others are very selfish? Research by the universities of Bristol and Exeter offers a new explanation as to why such a wide range of personality traits has evolved in humans and other social species. The findings are published today (29 October 2008) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.